Journalists love nothing more than a good "knobbly monster" - a desperate attempt not to use the same word again . . . when there is only one.
Named after Paul Hudson, who was writing about alligators when, having used up "reptiles", he resorted to "the knobbly monsters".
Here are some classic funny newspaper knobbly monsters ..
Cheques - the paper payment system
Kids' scooters - the lightweight aluminium transporters
Lovehearts - the fizzy message-bearing sweets
Korean dictator Kim Jong Il - the tiny totalitarian
Thursday, 8 May 2008
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